Frederick One Take

You know the drill. A little while ago, two fine young men, Kenny Eaton and Jordan Miller, approached us with an idea for a partnership: Bring bands into Kenny’s Mystery Ton Studios, ask them to record a song, sit them down for an interview, video everything, and release all of it to the masses. Manning the cameras, of course, would be Jordan, along with his Gypsy Cab crew, and we would call the thing “Frederick One Take.”

This is typically where we run down through all the other episodes, recapping each guest and providing a link … but that list is becoming too long to constantly mention. So, instead, we’d love to encourage you to take a look at the Frederick One Take tag on this very website, or to head over to our YouTube channel to have a look at all the other wonderful videos that have come out of this tiny project. Frederick has some awfully remarkable musical talent in and around its parameters, you know.

Anyway, this month, we have a treat that rivals all other treats: The Jeff Cosgrove Trio. Featuring Cosgrove on drums, this iteration of the trio also includes Mark Leisher on bass and Brad Linde on saxophone. In addition to their performance, they stopped by to talk about the current state of jazz music, its future, how they came together and why some of them may not approve of the name “Jeff Cosgrove Trio” (kidding!). We had a blast recording this one and if there’s one thing you YouTube all day, friends, we sincerely hope it involves these two videos.

You know the drill. A little while ago, two fine young men, Kenny Eaton and Jordan Miller, approached us with an idea for a partnership: Bring bands into Kenny’s Mystery Ton Studios, ask them to record a song, sit them down for an interview, video everything, and release all of it to the masses. Manning the cameras, of course, would be Jordan, along with his Gypsy Cab crew, and we would call the thing “Frederick One Take.”

Now, you remember our debut episode, right? Then our second episode, no? And then, of course, our third go at it? Plus, don’t forget episode number 4, you know? Wait. How about episode number 5? And then, naturally, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention our season one finale. First, we had Cheshi, and those people are fabulous people. Second, we had Mr. Husband, and those people are fabulous people. Third, we had DaMood, and those people are fabulous people. Fourth, we had Crooked Hills, and those people are fabulous people. Fifth, we had DoubleMotorcycle and those people … well, yeah. But then sixth, we had Silent Old Mtns., and those people are fabulous people.

Anyway, now? Now, it’s time for episode 7, which is actually the season premiere of season 2! Cue the high fives.

The Plate Scrapers are one of the premiere Americana/bluegrass acts in and around Frederick. Or shoot. The state of Maryland, even. They’ve been tearing things up (as the children say) for a few years now, and it only made sense that we chose them to headline the next Frederick Music Showcase! Indeed, set for Thursday, Feb. 15, these guys will be stepping into the Weinberg spotlight for the one night a year they let us crowd the place with local bands. It’s fun. Honestly. It is. Anyway, for this episode of Frederick One Take … well, I couldn’t make it, so our friend Chris Sands, he of the Uncapped Podcast, stepped in to come off the bench with authority. As for The Plate Scrapers, they performed a rousing rendition of their song, “Truckers Aspirin.” Dig what you hear? Come on out to the Weinberg in a few weeks.

You know the drill. A little while ago, two fine young men, Kenny Eaton and Jordan Miller, approached us with an idea for a partnership: Bring bands into Kenny’s Mystery Ton Studios, ask them to record a song, sit them down for an interview, video everything, and release all of it to the masses. Manning the cameras, of course, would be Jordan, along with his Gypsy Cab crew, and we would call the thing “Frederick One Take.”

Now, you remember our debut episode, right? Then our second episode, no? And then, of course, our third go at it? Plus, don’t forget episode number 4, you know? Wait. How about episode number 5? First, we had Cheshi, and those people are fabulous people. Second, we had Mr. Husband, and those people are fabulous people. Third, we had DaMood, and those people are fabulous people. Fourth, we had Crooked Hills, and those people are fabulous people. And fifth, we had DoubleMotorcycle and those people … well, yeah.

Anyway, now? Now, it’s time for episode 6, which also doubles as our season one finale! Cue the high fives.

Silent Old Mtns. is a stalwart in the local music scene, having seemingly been around forever. They are one of the very few bands to receive a four-star review for one of their records from us and perhaps more importantly, lead singer Andrew Bromhal does a great Santa Claus impression, and in addition to this being our season finale, it’s also our very special Christmas episode. What does that mean? Well, it means that these fine lads performed their Christmas song for us, and that song is called “Christmas Apart.” In addition to that, they also offered up a brand new song, and that song is called “Submarines.” Plus, if you stick around for the interview (below), you’ll also get an a cappella version of a classic. It’s a lot, we know. But it’s also the season of giving. So give away, we do.

You know the drill. A little while ago, two fine young men, Kenny Eaton and Jordan Miller, approached us with an idea for a partnership: Bring bands into Kenny’s Mystery Ton Studios, ask them to record a song, sit them down for an interview, video everything, and release all of it to the masses. Manning the cameras, of course, would be Jordan, along with his Gypsy Cab crew, and we would call the thing “Frederick One Take.”

Now, you remember our debut episode, right? Then our second episode, no? And then, of course, our third go at it? Plus, don’t forget episode number 4, you know? First, we had Cheshi, and those people are fabulous people. Second, we had Mr. Husband, and those people are fabulous people. Third, we had DaMood, and those people are fabulous people. And fourth, we had Crooked Hills, and those people are fabulous people.

Well, now? Now, it’s time for episode 5! Cue the high fives.

DoubleMotorcycle is … well, I play drums in that band. So, yeah. Full disclosure. It’s just me and Joe. Or should I say Joe and I? I don’t know. I just know I look super fat. Anyway, we invited some friends by to play one of our songs “Get It Out,” with us, and we had a blast. Also, due to the magic and the prowess of Jordan Miller and his crew, we were able to have some fun with the interview portion of the program. We have an EP out and there’s also a video for our song, “Pyramid.” We hope you like it. But if you don’t, we understand and we are very sorry that we wasted your time. Now on to the obligatory credits.

You know the drill. A little while ago, two fine young men, Kenny Eaton and Jordan Miller, approached us with an idea for a partnership: Bring bands into Kenny’s Mystery Ton Studios, ask them to record a song, sit them down for an interview, video everything, and release all of it to the masses. Manning the cameras, of course, would be Jordan, along with his Gypsy Cab crew, and we would call the thing “Frederick One Take.”

Now, you remember our debut episode, right? Then our second episode, no? And then, of course, our third go at it? First, we had Cheshi, and those people are fabulous people. Second, we had Mr. Husband, and those people are fabulous people. And third, we had DaMood, and those people are fabulous people.

Well, now? Now, it’s time for episode 4! Cue the high fives.

Crooked Hills is one of the most popular original hard rock/metal acts that Frederick has to offer. Comprised of a supergroup of sorts (as you’ll hear if you watch/listen to the video), not only are these dudes the nicest people one could ever hope to meet, but they are also some of the most talented musicians around. They are nearly done recording a brand new album, and because we were lucky, they offered to stop by and play a song off it for your entertainment. That song is called “Lovable Losers.” Plus, we’re pretty sure there’s a Nakamura homage somewhere in there as well, and that’s pretty much the coolest thing ever.

You know the drill. A little while ago, two fine young men, Kenny Eaton and Jordan Miller, approached us with an idea for a partnership: Bring bands into Kenny’s Mystery Ton Studios, ask them to record a song, sit them down for an interview, video everything, and release all of it to the masses. Manning the cameras, of course, would be Jordan, along with his Gypsy Cab crew, and we would call the thing “Frederick One Take.”

Now, you remember our debut episode, right? And then our second episode, no? The former featured Cheshi and those human beings are awesome human beings. They performed. We spoke. It was fabulous. The latter featured Mr. Husband and those human beings are awesome human beings, too. They performed. We spoke. It was fabulous.

Well, now? Now, it’s time for episode 3! Cue the high fives.

Retro/Ricole Barnes, if you remember, was the first hip-hop artist to perform at the Weinberg Center in downtown Frederick, and that performance was part of our Frederick Music Showcase Vol. 2. When he took the Weinberg stage, he was backed by his band, DaMood. And DaMood, as it goes, recently released some new music. Of that aforementioned new music is the song “Make A Wave,” of which you can see a performance above. In addition to that song, we also sat for an interview, which you can see below, and within that interview, we talk about band members’ inspirations, how each of them maintains a friendship with one another, and what went into these brand new tunes.

As we said last month, a little while ago, two fine young men, Kenny Eaton and Jordan Miller, approached us with an idea for a partnership: Bring bands into Kenny’s Mystery Ton Studios, ask them to record a song, sit them down for an interview, video everything, and release all of it to the masses. Manning the cameras, of course, would be Jordan, along with his Gypsy Cab crew, and we would call the thing “Frederick One Take.”

Now, you remember our debut episode, right? It featured Cheshi and those human beings are awesome human beings. They performed. We spoke. It was fabulous.

Well, now it’s time for episode No. 2! Cue the high fives.

Mr. Husband, whose record we reviewed not too long ago, stopped by to perform their single, “Riding A Lightning Bolt.” They were also kind enough to stick around for a fantastically … interesting … interview (honestly, these dudes are the best). Among the things we talk about are the band’s influences, how Mr. Husband himself landed that incredible head of hair and, well, the fourth dimension.

A little while ago, two fine young men, Kenny Eaton and Jordan Miller, approached us with an idea for a partnership: Bring bands into Kenny’s Mystery Ton Studios, ask them to record a song, sit them down for an interview, video everything, and release all of it to the masses. Manning the cameras, of course, would be Jordan, along with his Gypsy Cab crew, and we would call the thing “Frederick One Take.”

The interview? Well, we touch on when we might hear new music from the band, what goes into the group’s songwriting process, which local projects they are currently listening to, and the story behind a brand new song of theirs, “Poison.”